Genetically Modified Organisms: Friend or Foe?
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:29:29
Category: / Literature / Creative Writing
Length: 6 pages (1547 words)
Category: / Literature / Creative Writing
Length: 6 pages (1547 words)
From simply selecting for desirable attributes in organisms, through Gregor Mendel's pea experiments, to modern day genetic recombinant techniques, man has sought to understand, harness and improve organisms that he deemed significant. Today however, genetic modification is shrouded by stereotypes and shunned by many which may impede its technological advancement. Application of recombinant DNA technology in modern plant breeding has resulted in the development of plants with improved agronomic properties. Food crops have been modified …
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